The Future of Mobility: Agenda

Tuesday, June 22, 2021 – All times ET
Online conference
Organized by John Paul MacDuffie, Rahul Kapoor, and Harbir Singh


10–10:10 a.m. — Welcome and Introduction

Harbir Singh
Co-Director, Mack Institute for Innovation Management
Mack Professor of Management, The Wharton School
Faculty Director, Huntsman Program


10:10–11:30 a.m. — Mobility Trends: Capital, Consumers, and China

John Paul MacDuffie
Professor of Management, The Wharton School
Director, Program on Vehicle and Mobility Innovation (PVMI), Mack Institute for Innovation Management

Deborah Wahl
Global Chief Marketing Officer, General Motors

John Casesa
Senior Managing Director, Guggenheim Securities; Former Chief Strategy Officer, Ford Motor Company


11:30–11:40 a.m. — Break


11:40 a.m.–1 p.m. — Emerging Technologies

Rahul Kapoor
Professor of Management, The Wharton School

Stephen Zoepf
Head of Policy, Lacuna Technologies; Lecturer, Stanford University; Mobility Fellow, MIT

Jessica Nigro
General Manager, Technology & Innovation Policy, External Affairs – Americas, Daimler North America Corp.


1:00–1:30 p.m. — Lunch Break


1:30–2:20 p.m. — Navigating the Data Value Chain

Scott Snyder
Senior Fellow, Mack Institute for Innovation Management; Adjunct Faculty, Penn Engineering, University of Pennsylvania

Michael Mandel 
Senior Fellow, Mack Institute for Innovation Management; Chief Economic Strategist, Progressive Policy Institute


2:20–2:50 p.m. — Chip Shortage Plaguing the Auto Industry and the Mobility Sector: Bridging Strategy, Technology, and Geopolitics

Rahul Kapoor and John Paul MacDuffie, with Harbir Singh (moderator)


2:50 p.m. — Closing Remarks

Harbir Singh